AUSTIN, Texas — A local business owner is calling for compensation after he said new condo construction is blocking traffic into his shop. record store since 2020. He called KVUE because he said his business is in danger.
"It started off pretty well, and then I guess about five or six months into it, we noticed right across the street they just cut down all the trees that were there," said Johnson. "We've had to take out personal loans and business loans just to pay our rent, essentially," said Johnson."So we've lost tens of thousands of dollars over the last few months just because people cannot physically get to us."
"Every time we've gone and checked, they've got something closed off. They've got heavy machinery moving," said Johnson. "We understand certain businesses feel particularly impacted by the project. The City of Austin has required extensive work associated with it, including a replacement of utilities and a newly paved road.